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Floppy Disks vs 21st Century Linux

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Philip L. Gilmer
Aug 27, 2019

Recent headlines proclaim the imminent demise of support for the venerable floppy disk drive in the Linux kernel. My stomach churned and my heart gave a flutter or two. I have been in this business quite a few years and my collection of floppy disks goes back to 8-inchers. ???Not again!??? I thought.

PLG

Philip L. Gilmer

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